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In an attempt to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Castle Rock Hospital District has opted to move the medical center’s respiratory clinic to its ambulance barn on Uinta Drive. The Castle Rock Ambulance Service will now respond to calls from the Green River Fire Station. “We can respond immediately to any call ... it’s business as usual,” Bailie Dockter, CEO of the hospital district, said. Dockter said all ambulance equipment and employees were moved out and the ambulance barn, w...
With the cancellation of the WyTOPP test and the possibility of being out of school after April 6, the district is moving towards providing education through distance learning. In a message to parents Monday, Interim Superintendent Jamie Christensen said teachers will likely start adjusting and learning to work in a new mode. Starting March 30, classes will resume in the district, continuing where they left off in an online formant or, for grades K-2, paper and pencil-based classes. Teachers wil...
Former Sweetwater County commissioner and mayor of Green River Don Van Matre will be among those inducted into the Green River High School Hall of Fame this year, according to a press release from the high school hall of fame committee. Van Matre served as a county commissioner from 2010 until his death last year. He was Green River’s mayor for one term, from 1987 to 1990. He was also a driving force behind establishing the county’s Veterans Service Office, an organization serving veterans in...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation started work on a section of Interstate 80 between Granger Junction and Green River Westbound Monday. According to a release from WYDOT, the work will include grading and milling, concrete pavement and bridge work. As a result, drivers can expect single lane closures. The project was award to Highway Construction, Inc., and is scheduled to end in October....
Quenten Reed Wilde, age 42 of Green River, Wyoming, passed away March 21, 2020 at the University of Utah Hospital surrounded by his family. Quenten was born on November 29, 1977 to Kelly R Wilde and Fayette Wilde of Manila, Utah. Quenten was a 1996 graduate of Manila High School. He was an employee of Solvay Chemicals for the last 11 years. Quenten enjoyed being with his family and friends. He loved the Denver Broncos, camping, fishing, hunting, riding razors, watching movies and playing games....
Gerald E. Bucho, 82, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on October 23, 1937, the son of John Bucho Sr. and Rena Bertagnolli Bucho. Mr. Bucho attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1956. He married Helen Hartt in Rock Springs, Wyoming on September 1, 1962. Mr. Bucho was a United States Navy...
Mary Margaret (Mann) Case, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at her home in Green River, Wyoming following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 30, 1931 in Manila, Utah. Mary was the oldest of three children born to George R and Melba (Twitchell) Mann in Manila, Utah. Mary attended school in Manila until the family moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming. She met the love of her life, Sidney L. Case, while she was working at the local cab company in Rock Springs. They married on June 18,...
Ronald Glenn Hamp was born April 11, 1953 to Earlen and Gaye Hamp. Graduated Tooele Class of '71, married Donna Mangus, later divorced. Met the love of his life, Brenda (Maxfield) Hamp in Lyman Wyoming. They were married February 22, 1975 and just recently celebrated 45 years of marriage. They lived in Lyman for a while after they married, later moved to Tooele, UT for him to pursue his policing career. Ron and Brenda were blessed with 4 children, Mitzi Hamp, William Hamp, Brandi (Justin) Ivie,...
Roger Neal Ingabrand, 68, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah following a brief illness. He was a resident of Wyoming for over 40 years and was a former resident of Indiana. Mr. Ingabrand was born on December 28, 1951 in Richmond, Indiana; the son of Harry Ingabrand and Mary Neal-Ingabrand. He attended schools in Indiana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas; Roger graduated in 1970 from Northeastern High School. Mr. Ingabrand also attended Western...
Frances Elizabeth Watts, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River for three years and is a former resident of California. Mrs. Watts was born on February 10, 1927 in Clovis, California; the daughter of Joy Wandell and Florence Stevens-Wandell. She attended schools in Clovis, California and was a 1943 graduate of Las Vegas High School. Mrs. Watts married Winfred Adair Watts on April 23, 1944 in Kennewick,...
Tana Elaine Bernal, 56, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. She was a life-long resident of Wyoming. Mrs. Bernal was born on September 20, 1963 in Powell, Wyoming; the daughter of Leslie R. Allen and Dorothy D. Brown. She attended schools in Burlington, Wyoming and was a 1982 graduate of Burlington High School. Tana then attended Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming where she earned an Associates Degree. Mrs....
Jennifer Jane Sawyer, 35, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a life-long resident of the Green River/Rock Springs area. Ms. Sawyer was born on Saturday, November 10, 1984; the daughter of Selden Snyder and Gwen Miller. She graduated from Green River High School with the class of 2003. Above all we give thanks for the life of a woman who touched the lives of many. The Unique, extraordinary and irreplaceable Jennifer Sawyer whose beauty, both...
Melissa "Mouth" Dawn Lowry, 25, passed away peacefully surrounded by her tribe on March 18, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on January 31, 1995 in Rock Springs, WY to Terry and Debra Lowry. Melissa was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 2013. Melissa was a loving and caring person that loved to be naked. She had the most beautiful smile and beautiful blue eyes that could light up your soul. Appropriately nicknamed...
Something occurred last week which received little, if any, notice amidst the ever growing concern of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. March 15 through 21 was National Sunshine Week, which celebrates open government and citizens’ access to public records, documents, actions and deliberations. The Wyoming Legislature created a guarantee that residents could know what their state and local governments are doing for or to them through the state’s open government and records acts. Those statutes assure that all citizens have access to gov...
As we continue to hunker down and weather this viral epidemic, some of our nation’s leaders have started using tactics to focus blame for causing the global pandemic. President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to the COVID-19 coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” despite growing criticism of that characterization as being racist. Comments made by Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., may not be as pointed, but deserve scrutiny as well. Appearing on the “Wake Up Wyoming with Glenn Woods” show on KGAB in Cheyen...
History has its eyes on you. That is a quote from the popular musical Hamilton, but as we are dealing with a global pandemic it also applies to all of us. The year 2020 is going to be remembered someday in history books. How it will be remembered is in part, up to us. Will this year go down in history as a time of great selfishness – with people hoarding masses of toilet paper and masks? Will this year go down as a time when we all came together to help our neighbors through this scary and uncertain time? There are heartwarming stories of peopl...
Dear Editor, Watching the Oscars on Feb 9, 2020, my love and respect doubled for award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, when I heard his award acceptance speech addressing social justice issues like gender inequality, racism, queer rights, women’s rights and animal rights. It was inspiring and beautiful. His way of using his fame as a platform to shine light on systemic animal abuse in the dairy industry is admirable. He said, “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth, we steal her baby, even though her cri...
Dear Editor, We are concerned about the operation of the local Smith’s store. We have been there twice in the last two weeks. At Walmart the have a person at the toilet tissue aisle directing how much can be purchased. In Green River there is no such help anywhere. We think the store management just wants money. The clerks are doing the best they can. Where are the managers? Chuck and Wilma Realing Green River...
Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon joined in signing a letter to congressional leadership seeking additional funding for states in Congress’ nearly $2 trillion stimulus bill that’s intended to help address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. The letter — signed by 20 other Republican governors — seeks additional funding for states within a “phase three” spending bill currently under debate by Congress. Negotiations on that bill were still ongoing as of Monday afternoon. “We are working to less...
If not for a toothache. It was Dec. 19, 1952, winter and a cold one. Bill and Joann Mosley lived on the Kincaid Ranch west of Green River, known now as Ten Mile. Joann was pregnant with their first child and was up with a very bad tooth ache. Bill was sleeping. Joann sat up with the kitchen light on walking the floor. Late into the night, Joann heard a knock at their door. She slowly and carefully opened it, as they are some distance out of town and would normally never have visitors that late at night. As she opened the door, she saw two men...
From the Sweetwater County Historical Museum The Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River announced Saturday that its new YouTube channel is now up and running. In accordance with the Sweetwater County Board of Commissioners’ resolution of March 17, the museum is temporarily closed to the public, but the staff is continuing to handle research requests via telephone and email, prepare and maintain exhibits, and foster its ongoing outreach programs and strategies. With many Sweetwater County residents staying home and all the schoo...
Wyoming high school seniors will have a chance to show their soccer skills one last time after the Wyoming Coaches Association approved All-Star games for both the girls and boys teams. The initiative was unanimously approved Wednesday. “I just felt it was long overdue that the soccer players, coaches and officials be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the game,” Chris McMackin, head boys soccer coach in Campbell County, said. The games are intended to recognize graduating athletes who demonstrate sportsman-like attitudes, as wel...
